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Wed 14 Aug 2002, 10:31
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Spectrasonic's Stylus is a new loop software that draws on 3GB of sample info to create/edit loops. It looks very cool indeed, I saw a demo on www.ilio.com. Depends on your idea of cheap-I think it's around $300. Anybody else check this out yet?
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Wed 14 Aug 2002, 11:28
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protools free is, well, free. it's also very self-explanatory, and makes it easy to move up to other, more pro. ,versions of protools, if your happy with it. no pre-recorded loops however, and it's more of an audio application then a midi one. if your needs are recording and editing audio, and your used to 4track tape recorders then it'll work great for you.
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Fri 16 Aug 2002, 17:56
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Alright, i'm going insane. Please help me.
I'm using PTFree on OS9. Trying to use MIDI with my Yamaha PSR 270 synth.
I can't seem to get a hang of OMS, i can only as of now use my General Midi voices, i've used the OMS Names app and nothing seems to work.
I want to start playing music instead of trying to figure out all this technology. I can't take it anymore. I understand Reason is a good app for OSX, that comes with good sounds, so i won't have to use these bank or patch changes. I just want good synth sounds, it doesn't matter if they are native to my synth.
What about CubasisVST? That's pretty cheap.
I'm on a very tight budget, what should i do?
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Sat 17 Aug 2002, 09:39
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QUOTE (rickenbacker @ Aug 16 2002, 11:33) I'm no hardware genius, but I couldn't get any other hardware to work with the version of Pro Tools LE (5.2) that came bundled with the Mbox
Maybe it's Digi gear or bust for Pro Tools. Anyone got any other thoughts? To summarize: Pro Tools LE will only work with the Digidesign's Audiomedia III, Digi001/002 and M-Box. Period  Pro Tools Free will work with anything, since the interface has a soundmanager driver (ie like us-428, etc.) Pro Tools Mix & HD will only work with a TDM or HTDM system (basically 2 pci cards: $$$). Bye.
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Sat 17 Aug 2002, 19:23
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Cubasis VST 2.0 isn't half bad for an entry-level sequencer program and it's only about £60. There's also the MicroLogic version of, well, Logic obviously. Which one you choose really depends on your long-term vision, ie which one you reckon you'll end up moving to a full version of.
As for using Reason, well neither Cubasis nor MicroLogic are OS X compatible and I'm not entirely sure they're ReWire compatible either. If that's true, you couldn't output Reason to their mixers. Check this fact out, as I don't know for sure. Even if you can do it, you'll still have to run Reason in OS 9 along with your sequencer.
All this technology stuff can't be helped - persevere, though, cos once you get a system settled, it can be true creative liberation.
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Mon 19 Aug 2002, 19:02
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This is good to know that the Tascam 428 & 224 will NOT work with ProTools LE. Does that mean that they won't work as controllers? Or that they simply won't work as audio interfaces? I've been told by many a salesperson that they work perfectly with ProTools LE.
On that issue, does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap ProTools controller? I basically need something to set up by an electronic drum kit that will allow me to record and adjust some ProTools faders without having to get up and go to my computer. I'd love to have some extra audio inputs, but it's definitely not necessary since I have the Digi001.
thanks.
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Tue 20 Aug 2002, 21:35
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thanks for the clarification... I guess it still seems a waste of money to pay for a product with you can only partially use. The 428 SEEMED like a good option to get hardware control, a MIDI interface, AND some extra audio inputs.
As always, this forum proves itself again as the place to get the truth. Thanks again.
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Sat 24 Aug 2002, 03:57
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Check out Amadeus from http://www.hairersoft.com/Looks cool and it's cheap! $25
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Fri 4 Apr 2003, 04:11
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greetings everyone, i need advice. i've been using the us-428 with protools free for about a year now and i'm feeling a need to look for other software options...cheap ones preferably...OS9...something that offers a bit more than 8 tracks. 16 should be just nice. i'm wondering if the following works with the 428: a) micrologic av 4.0 b) cakewalk metro 5 c) cubasis 2.0 d) logic versions prior to 4.7 is there anything else i should consider?
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